Murder in Jerusalem: A Michael Ohayon Mystery - Hardcover

Gur, Batya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060852933 ISBN 13: 9780060852931

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

Synopsis

When film designer Tirzah Rubin is crushed to death on the set of her director-husband's latest film, Chief Superintendent Michael Ohayon launches an investigation that links the woman's murder to a larger network of social and political unrest and violence. 20,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"[A] biting cultural expose" -- New York Times Book Review

"[A] biting cultural expose"--New York Times Book Review

"Gur's novels were insightful, thought provoking and eminently readable..."--BookPage, Mystery of the Month

"[U]niquely Israeli take on the paradox of the sacred and profane in the Holy Land."--Kirkus Reviews

[A] biting cultural expose --New York Times Book Review"

Gur s tremendous literary gifts are on full display... a sophistication equal to that of P.D. James. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

[U]niquely Israeli take on the paradox of the sacred and profane in the Holy Land. --Kirkus Reviews"

Gur s novels were insightful, thought provoking and eminently readable --BookPage, Mystery of the Month"

"Gur's tremendous literary gifts are on full display... a sophistication equal to that of P.D. James."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About the Author:

Batya Gur (1947-2005) lived in Jerusalem, where she was a literary critic for Haaretz, Israel's most prestigious paper. She earned her master's in Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she also taught literature for nearly twenty years.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060852933
• ISBN 13: 9780060852931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 388